Craft Masonry in Ontario, Seneca and Yates Counties, New York
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- Genesee Lodge No. 130, Avon, New York
- Genesee Lodge No. 138, Richmond, New York
- Milnor Lodge No. 139, Victor, New York Milnor Lodge No. 303.
Wives and ChildrenOn 2 Nov 1826, in Manchester, NY, he married Jerusha Barden (1805-1837). They had six children together. Lovina Smith 16 Sep 1827- 08 Oct 1876 Mary Smith 27 Jun 1829 - 29 May 1832
Hyrum Smith 27 Apr 1834 - 21 Sep 1841 Jerusha Smith 13 Jan 1836 - 27 Jun 1912 Sarah Smith 02 Oct 1837 - 06 Nov 1876 On 24 Dec 1837, in Kirtland, OH, he married Mary Fielding Smith (1801-1852). They had two children.
Martha Ann Smith 14 May 1841 - 19 Oct 1923) In August 1843 he married Mercy Fielding Thompson, widow of Robert B. Thompson and sister to Hyrum's wife Mary, and Catherine Phillips
Warrant: 13 Feb 1806 Forfeit 1835; succeeded by Avon Springs No. 570, 30 Jun 1865 1818
R. W. Jehial Kelsey, WM W. James Lawrence, SW W. Warren Ladd, JW (b. 1790; m. Ada/Alda/ Aleida Wimple)
The earliest landed proprietor of Saginaw was Dr. Charles Little of New York, who had examined the region repeatedly, discovered its remarkable value and resources, and secured in the years 1823 and 1824 a prior right to buy the lands when they should be put into the market. He did not, however, occupy the ground, and more than ten years passed before his son, Mr. Norman Little, the real pioneer of the valley, fixed his home there. http://books.google.com/books?id=eYk-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA186&dq=%22dr.+Charles+Little%22+%22avon%22&cd=5#v=onepage&q=%22dr.%20Charles%20Little%22%20%22avon%22&f=false page 186. After the Indian title to the land in the vicinity of Saginaw had been extinguished, and before it was offered for sale by the U. S. government, the locality was visited, in the summers of 1822 and 1823, by Dr. Charles Little of Avon, NY. He was greatly pleased with the country and had great faith in the future of the Saginaw Valley. Dr. Little made some choice selections of land in the vicinity of the fort, at Saginaw, and on his return to Detroit left money at the land office to purchase land when it should be offered for sale. The purchase was made by Dr. Little with a view of setting his family on the land when the proper time should arrive. When the great tide of emigration was setting in from the cast, in 1836, Dr. Little's eldest son, Norman, with others, purchased the site of the village of Saginaw, with a view of expending large sums for the improvement of the town. With the contemplated improvements it was thought that in the near future Saginaw would be a pleasant place to reside in. Rev. H. L. Miller, who married a daughter of Dr. Little's, came with his family in 1836, to reside permanently at Saginaw. There was a great accession to the population during that season, and in the fall a Presbyterian church was organized, which was presided over for the next two years by Mr. Miller as pastor, during which time a marked improvement was made in the religious and social status of the people.
Warrant: 14 Jun 1806 1818 R. W. James Harkness, WM W. Benjamin Boyd, SW W. Abial Hathaway, JW Simon DeWitt Drown, 1816. In 1818 he signed a petition to forma Lodge in Bath, NY; withdrew in 1819 and removed to Ohio, where he was Master of Chester (now Union) Lodge No. 71, in Ripley, OH, in 1824. http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:_2f4kDBGXYoJ:wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi%3Fop%3DGET%26db%3Dpopsdrown%26id%3DI1660+%22Simon+DeWitt+Drown%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Simon DeWitt Drowne (aka S. DeWitt Down), b. 21 Nov 1791 in W. Stockbridge, Berkshire, MA; chr. 12 Apr 1835 Angelica, Allegany, NY; d. 25 Jun 1857 in Peoria, IL; Bur. Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, IL. Veteran of the War of 1812; Was a surveyor and Peoria Historian From springdalecemetery.com: Peoria's first historian, town surveyor, street commissioner, printer, publisher, and had completed enumeration for the first book printed and bound in Peoria, entitled "The Peoria City Directory for 1844". Soldier in War of 1812. Interred in 1873. His picture was included. Copy of a letter from Simeon Dewitt Drown to his brother William H.H. Drown: Peoria, March 20, 56 (1856) Dear brother and family: Yours of the 13th and mailed the 16th came to hand on the 27th inst. so that it is about 10 days in coming from that out of the way place "away up Red River." Received one from Daniel P. (Pickering) Drown on the next day, the 28th, which was dated "away down East" March 22, mailed at Portsmouth, N.H. and a paper "The Portsmouth Journal" of the 15th, which I send to you, in which you well see the doctrine I hold to marked in the first page of the paper . I send this to you because you say "It won't do for you to express yourself to me, for you suppose I am a Know Nothing, anti Nebraska, Free Soil, Abolition, etc. Now I have non e of those visions. As you say, you are a National Democrat; this is, to say a Frank Pierce Administration man. I am not, but I am a Democrat of the Old School, such as was known as Democrats and heroes of their country in the War of 1812, when your namesake Wm. H.H. fought, bled and suffered for his country. "Know Nothing" I am not. I was a native American in 1828 in New York and in 1841 when I came here, I was received by the Native American Society in St. Louis. Now you know my political standing and I hold and act upon to this day, but enough of this. I thank you for the register of your family., You wish to know about your sisters an d brothers. Cynthia's address as(?) her husband, Willard Griswold, is P.O. Kozta, State of Iowa. Gilbert is at Cochrinton P.O. Marion County, Ohio not far from where he had lived these last 30 years. Polly is still in this city, and lives with Henry Hulse, about 3/4 mile below h ere. We are now about the center of the city of Peoria, as many houses below us as there is above. We now have a population of 13,000 at least, and increasing fast. You say you thin k I am wrong in my genealogy of our family. I had this from one of the Bentons, who married a Drown. Our grandfather never was in France, but you have heard father say that he had bee n many times for he followed the sea for about 10 years before he was married, as I have hear d him say. I will now give you a genealogy of the family, in part as I received it from Daniel P. Drown of Portsmouth, who is a little older than I am, as he was born on the 15th of Jun e 1784, seven years, five months and six days older. (Then follows a genealogy substantially the same as I now have it:
George Osborn Drown - initials compose the sacred name of him before whom we should most hum bly bow.) Thus you have a part of 3 1/2 pages letter sheet of his letter to me. He (Daniel P. Drown) ha s now three living children; those underscored are dead. You may think this a useless letter but I think very useful for our children and therefore copy it for them. I have nothing m ore of importance to write more than to say we are all well, and so are all the connection s I have heard from last. Should like to know where Andrus is and what his P.O. address is . Say to L.L.D. (Andrus had son Lothalio) to write and let me know. Brother in L.F.T. S. DeWitt Drown Newspaper clippings, Peoria, IL Public Library: On May 21, 1844, Mr. Drown deposited a copy of his directory and a statement in a wall of hi s new house at Bridge and Adams streets, giving a history of his family membership. On May 28 , 1891, Charles E. Anderson, 107 Bestor ST. tore down the old Drown house. He recovered the directory and only a few weeks ago presented it to the Peoria Historical Society. From the written statement, we learn that Drown in 1844 was past 53 years, Sarah his wife was 52, Charles W.W. their son 22 and their daughters Cynthia E. H. and Rachel P. 16 and 10 respectively. Some time in 1844 Charles W.W. Drown was murdered. Information is furnished by a n item appearing in the Peoria Democrat Press, of Dec. 11. In this it was stated that John D . Smith held on the charge of having "murdered" Young Mr. Drown in "Peoria last summer" had escaped from jail at Lacon, IL. Other details lacking. Public records indicate that before July 7, 1852, Cynthia Drown was married to Mark L. Easton and Rachel Drown to Richard Cliffe. In 1851, Mr. Drown issued a second (?) booklet, which he titled "Drown's Record and Historical View of Peoria". It included an almanac and a business directory. Individual inhabitants we re not enumerated as in 1844. E.O. Woodstock was the printer; beginning in 1846 and ending i n 1857 the pioneer historian issued an annual publication which he called "Peoria City Record and Drown's Statistics" - They were four to six pages of small newspaper size. Although his emigrant ancestor spelled the family name "Drowne", Simon DeWitt appears to have dropped the final "e" other members of the family continue to use the original spelling. The writer is indebted to Henry R. Drowne, Atlantic Highlands, NJ for considerable family history. Simon DeWitt of Peoria was much interested in family history and in a letter dated at Peoria , March 30, 1856 to his brother William H. Drown, he copied a three and one half page letter , received from a relative on Drown genealogy. The life story of the pioneer historian closed when he as 66 years old. The Peoria Weekly Republican of Friday morning, June 26, 1857, says "Our community received a deep and painful shock yesterday morning in the intelligence of the death of an old and valuable Citizen of Peoria - Simon DeWitt Drown."
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http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/ILMACOUP/2003-12/1071676409 Samuel Drury, Sr. . . . Records may be available from the local Lodge as well as the state Lodge. They really help track people when no other records are at hand. New York has paid "town historians", and the Richmond, Ontario Co., NY historian located several Masonic records for me from the disbanded (1829) Genesee Lodge No. 138 in Richmond, Ontario Co., NY. One showed that Samuel Drury, Sr. (c. 1768 - 1824) was "b(orn) Albany, NY, r(emoved to) Rich(mond), a(bout) 14 Aug '06, I(nitiated) North Star Lodge". This one page gave me everything. First, there was only one Drury family in the Albany area in the 1760s, Nicholas and Catharina (Schmidt) Drury, so I got Samuel's birth place and parents. Second, it gave his residence, Richmond, Ontario Co., NY since August 1806. Third, it gave the lodge where he was initiated (I), North Star Lodge. Further research showed this disbanded North Star Lodge No. 2 had been in Manchester, Bennington, VT. The records of that lodge (found at the national Masonic Headquarters: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum of our National Heritage, PO Box 519, Lexington, MA 02173) showed Samuel joined that lodge in 1792 and remained a member until about February of 1798. I would never have looked EAST of Albany, NY for Samuel and wife Hannah (Brownson) Drury. This area of VT was crawling with Brownsons, and Hannah was the daughter of Col. Timothy Brownson, Jr., explaining the name of one of Sam and Hannah's sons: Timothy Brownson Drury. Everything fit.
Masonic lodges were established at an early date. The first lodge was called Genesee Lodge, No. 32 [sic – No. 138], F&AM. It was organized about 1806, with Judge Lemuel Chipman as Master. Meetings were held in Dennison's tavern, at Dennison's Corners. The lodge was large and prosperous, till the time of the Morgan episode, following which, owing to the strong opposition engendered, it gave up its charter and disbanded. http://books.google.com/books?id=TUX698v8KGkC&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=%22Lemuel+Chipman%22&source=bl&ots=LeHSkslRYx&sig=5Lqau8LQFdAVWKiG9mgWIeBvpCA&hl=en&ei=A_F7S6-GFc68lAecvJ3JBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CBsQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Lemuel%20Chipman%22&f=false page 201. Lemuel Chipman, b. 25 Jul 1754, Salisbury, Litchfield, CT; d. 28 Apr 1831, Sheldon Center, Wyoming, NY. He was the brother of Nathaniel and Daniel Chipman. He had been a surgeon in the army of the Revolution. He was one of a numerous family of that name in Vermont, a brother of the well known lawyer, and law professor in Middlebury College. In all early years he was a prominent, public spirited and useful helper in the new settlements; one of the best specimens of that strong minded, energetic race of men that were the founders of settlement and civil institutions in the Genesee country. He was an early member of the Legislature (1796-97; 1800-01), and a judge of the courts of Ontario county; was twice elector of President and Vice President; and was a State Senator (1801-05). Soon after 1800, he purchased, in connection with Oliver Phelps, the town of Sheldon, in Wyoming county, and the town was settled pretty much under his. auspices. He removed to that town in 1828, where he died at an advanced age. His sons were Lemuel Chipman of Sheldon, deceased, father of Mrs. Guy H. Salisbury of Buffalo; Fitch Chipman of Sheldon; and Samuel Chipman of Rochester, the well known pioneer in the temperance movement—now the editor of the Star of Temperance. A daughter became the wife of Dr. Cyrus Wells of Oakland county, Michigan, and another the wife of Dr. E. W. Cheney, of Canandaigua. Dr. Cyrus Chipman emigrated at an early period to Pontiac, Michigan, where he was a Pioneer, and where his descendants principally reside. The town of Sheldon, Townships 9, Ranges 3 and 4, was purchased of Holland Company, in 1803, by Oliver Phelps and Lemuel Chipman. Judge Chipman, with his brother Silas, were settlers in Pittstown, Ontario county, as early as 1794. They were both physicians from Vermont; brothers of the Hon. Nathaniel Chipman of Middlebury. ----- Lemuel Chipman, M. D., third son of Samuel Chipman, was b. in Salisbury, CT, 25 Jul 1754; d. 28 Apr 1831. Having studied medicine and surgery, he was assistant surgeon in the Continental Army at the battle of Bennington and then successfully practiced his profession in Pawlet, VT. He and his brother Cyrus moved to Pittstown, NY, in 1795 and in 1803 he in company with Oliver Phelps purchased that part of the "Holland Purchase," which became the town of Sheldon, NY. In Vermont he was a Member of the Legislature, 1788-93, an Assistant Judge of Rutland County Court, 1788-93, a member of the convention by which the Constitution of Vermont was adopted in 1793. In New York he was a Member of the House of Representatives, a Member of the Senate, Judge of Ontario County Court many years and an elector of President. He married, about 1780, Assenath, daughter of William and Alethia Fitch of Pawlet, Vt. Children: i. Lemuel, b. 1782 ii. Fitch, b. 1785 iii. Samuel, b. 05 May 1786 iv. Miranda, b. 26 Jun 1789 v. Reeve, b. 09 Apr 1791 vi. Alpheus, b. 05 Sep 1793 vii. Asenath Fitch, b. 01 Sep 1796; m. 1817, Dr. Cyrus Wells. viii. David, b. 20 Jun 1798 ix. Alethia Wheeler, b. 1800; m. 1817, Dr. Ephraim Warren Cheney. Milnor Lodge No. 139, Victor, New York Milnor Lodge No. 303. Warrant: 5 Mar 1818 Forfeit: 1835; 'quietly existed' with charter intact thru 1836/37; Revived as No. 139, 19 Jun 1848 Four Brothers were involved with the removal of William Morgan in 1826 from the Canandaigua jail Organizational plans for a Masonic Lodge were made about 181 6 at the Inn on Boughton Hill just south of the present village of Victor. On December 1, 1817, Ontario Lodge No. 23 in Canandaigua and Zion Lodge No. 172 in East Bloomfield recommended the petition to establish a Lodge in Victor. One Zion Lodge member who signed the recommendation was Brother Claudius Victor Boughton, for whom the Town of Victor was named in honor of his gallant service on the Niagara Frontier during the War of 1812. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1820-2 1 and 1825-26. Grand Lodge granted the petition on March 4, 18 18, and issued a Warrant the next day to Milnor Lodge No. 303. The Lodge was named in honor of James Milnor, D.D., a lawyer who served at various times as a member of Congress, Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania and Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New York. The Lodge prospered for a time, but anti-Masonic activity resulting from the Morgan Affair, led to its being unofficially closed from 1826 to 1848, though meetings may have been held in private homes. Grand Lodge forfeited its Charter in 1835. In 1847, permission was requested to resume labor, and as a result, Grand Lodge granted a new Charter to Milnor Lodge No. 139, dated June 19, 1848. In its first year under its new Charter the Lodge met in W.C. Dryer's Hotel and the upper floor of James Walling's Building, located on the south side of Main Street. Moves were subsequently made to Seavey's Hall (1851), the Victor Hotel (1869), Seavey's Hall (1870), the Moore Block (1873), the Walling Block (1882), and the Gallup Block (1886). In 1893, fire destroyed much of Victor's business district, including the Gallup Block. All records of Milnor Lodge except the Charter were lost. Meetings were held in the office of Dr. James F. Draper until February 1893, when rooms in the Moore Block were rented again. After a period of locating and relocating for 110 years, the Lodge purchased its present home, the former Universalist Church on Maple Avenue for $2250. Bro. Heber C. Kimble was one of the 12 apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and a member of Milnor Lodge. Four Brothers were involved in the removal of William Morgan in 1826 from the Canandaigua jail. Milnor Lodge has been honored over the years by having eight Past Masters appointed to Grand Lodge Staff positions. Proceeds from the Annual Turkey Dinner have provided major financial support to this Lodge for 48 years.
The first warrant granted to the Lodge is dated March 5, 1818. Both warrants are in possession of the Lodge. The name has never been changed. The first number was 303; it received its present number when revived in 1848.
Milnor Lodge, No. 303, was organized in 1816. In the month of September a number of freemasons residing at Victor organized a meeting and adopted the following: "Resolved, That they would obtain a charter for a Masonic Lodge in said Town."
While this loss was discouraging, these zealous and energetic masons were undaunted and in a short time resolved to make another effort to secure the necessary authority to form a Lodge; a petition was again prepared, funds were provided, recommendations again obtained and on March 4, 1818, were presented to the Grand Lodge then in session, the petition was granted and the next day a warrant was issued. The first meeting after the warrant had been received was held in the house of Bro. James Gillis, when they "Resolved. To meet on the 15th day of April at the Meeting House for the purpose of installing the officers." Accordingly on the day designated the Lodge convened at the house of Bro. James Gillis, from whence it repaired to the village church, where the Lodge was duly constituted and the following officers installed by Brо. Claudius Victor Boughton:
“History of Ontario Co, NY,” 1878, page 204. Masonry came to Victor with the first settlers, and was no ordinary bond of early friendly relations. Upon the scroll may be found the names of Jacob LOBDELL, Eleazer BOUGHTON, Ezra WILMARTH, Solomon GRISWALD, Rufus DRYER and many another, respected and honored. A lodge was found desirable and Mr. LOBDELL was the originator of the project. Meetings were held at various houses until September 1817, when, at a meeting at the house of Ezra WILMARTH, a charter was resolved upon. A petition to the Grand Lodge of the State was drawn, signed, sent and afterwards received the approval of Lodge No. 173, at East Bloomfield and Ontario Master's Lodge No. 23, at Canandaigua. The petition with $35 was sent to New York city, and lost on the way. Again the lodges gave consent, the money was raised and intrusted to C(laudius). V(ictor). BOUGHTON, who was going to the city for merchandise. Delivery was made and at a meeting of the Grand Lodge, held 5 Mar 1818, a warrant was granted to hold a lodge at Victor, by the name of "Milnor Lodge, No. 303." The charter was brought by Peter PERRY from Vienna, where he received it. On the evening of March 15, a preliminary meeting was held at the house of James GILLIS. The ceremony of instituting the lodge and installed its officers took place April 15, at he "Proprietor's church." Claudius V. BOUGHTON officiated as "Grand Installing Officer and Brother Rev. A. C. COLLINS as Grand Chaplain." Lodge delegations and many people were present. The officers installed were Jacob LOBDELL, W.M.; Joseph W. SEYMOUR, S.W., Asahel MOORE, J.W.; John GRINNELL, Treasurer; Peter PERRY, Secretary; Samuel GILLIS, S.D., Loton LAWSON, J.D.; Solomon GRISWALD and William GUYANT, Steward; Isaac SIMMONS, Tiler. The lodge embraced the names of 13 members with as many associates. The lodge held its first meeting 18 Apr 1818, at James GILLIS'S hotel, which stood upon the present site of W. C. DRYER's residence. A fifth meeting was held June 15, at the hotel of Jabez FELT, now the residence of Thomas B. BRACE. Numbers increased and 23 prominent citizens became members; among them Heber KIMBALL, later known as a Mormon leader. The MORGAN excitement struck a heavy blow, and Masonry quivered at the shock. From 80 members, the number was reduce to a dozen or less. The warrant was retained by a member till 1848, when it was given to the Grand Lodge. On 28 Jan 1848, the following named members of "Milnor Lodge, No. 303" met at W. C. DRYER'S hotel and organized the present lodge, viz: Asahel MOORE, W.M.; Asahel BOUGHTON, S.W.; Jabez FELT, J.W.; Zacheus P. GILLETT, treasurer; Samuel H. LEE, Secretary; Arnold PERKINS, S.D.; Hiram BROOKS, J.D. and Samuel H. LEE, Ryler, embracing all present. The old warrant was used. On 18 Jun 1848, the Grand Lodge granted a warrant to the three first named to hold a lodge to be known as "Milnor Lodge, No. 139." On September 7, the lodge was instituted and officers installed. On 7 Dec 1848, the place of assembly was changed to the upper room of the old building now owned by James WALLING. A committee for room reported, 30 Nov 1850, that they had secured quarters with the Odd Fellows, in Seavey's Hall, and Jan 1851, the lodge met at that place. In the latter part of 1869, the lodge vacated and took a small room at Victor Hotel until 8 Dec 1870, when they returned to Seavey's Hall. During the years 1872-73, the question of rooms in the 3rd floor of the Moore block was mooted, and 27 Feb 1873, an executive committee was named, and a fine room elegantly furnished at an expense of nearly $1,500. On the evening of June 12, the lodge convened in their new quarters. Of the charter members of No. 303, James Lyle GILLIS alone survives; of No. 139, Samuel H. LEE is living. The lodge numbers nearly 100 members, officered as follows: Bolivar ELLIS, W.M.; Milton STAFFORD, S.W.; Edward J. SIZER, J.W.; George P. MAYO, treasurer; and Stephen B. CROCKER, Secretary
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